Today marks 6 months since we won the A&Eats contest with The Avenue restaurant concept. The time since has been spent working tirelessly to make sure the concept becomes a reality.

As first-time restaurateurs, we are learning new things and overcoming challenges every day. Opening a restaurant involves SO much more than just being able to make good food and we're excited to be touching every aspect. From architectural engineering and zoning to budgeting, finance and so many things in between, we've been working hard to understand every piece that is going into building this business and it's all coming together, slowly but surely.

Today, we talked to The New Tropic about our process so far and what's to come in the next few months. Check out the article here.

As we continue to work hard towards the opening, we're excited to get Chef Andy Bates back to Miami this summer and are working on bringing a new series of pop-ups to town, after the great success of our last 3-day event. Follow @theavenuemiami on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for details or sign up to receive our newsletter here.